Lakewood's Aaron Altherr slides into first base for an infield hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the BlueClaws a 4-3 victory.

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TONY GRAHAM
STAFF WRITER

The Charleston (S.C.) Riverdogs, the Yankees' South Atlantic League affiliate, arrived in Lakewood Monday carrying three of the organization's top 30 prospects according to Baseball America.

That could have been the reason for an appearance at FirstEnergy Park by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and top assistant Gene Michael.

They generously signed autographs and watched from behind home plate as Lakewood's Aaron Altherr beat out an infield hit to the shortstop hole with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the BlueClaws a 4-3 victory which snapped a three-game ...